A long-rumored daycare facility is planned for Boise's US Bank Building.

Gardner Co. filed to build the 4,200 square ft. center last week - and would locate it on the first floor adjacent to the bank branch.

Downtown is underserved for child care - outside of YMCA & WCA facilities along the northern fringe, and a trio of facilities at St. Luke's Regional Medical Center, there are no places for the kiddos to hang out while parents work.

Gardner filed the conditional use permit last week. The project had been in the works for a while - and could be open next year.